Control device of water purifier, water purifier, and control system of water purifier

ABSTRACT

Provided are a control device of a water purifier, a water purifier, and a control system of a water purifier. The control device of a water purifier includes a communication module transmitting operation information regarding an operation of the water purifier to a central server and receiving control information regarding control of the water purifier from the central server, and a control module generating the operation information and transmitting the generated operation information to the central server through the communication module and controlling an operation of the water purifier on the basis of the control information received from the central server.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to KoreanApplication No. 10-2016-0143298, filed on Oct. 31, 2016, whose entiredisclosure is hereby incorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND 1. Field

The present disclosure relates to a control device of a water purifier,a water purifier, and a control system of a water purifier, andparticularly, to a control device of a water purifier which can beremotely controlled through communication with a central server, a waterpurifier, and a control system of a water purifier.

2. Background

A background art of the present disclosure is a control device of awater purifier, a water purifier, and a control system of a waterpurifier.

A water purifier, a device supplying cold water or hot water to a user,includes various components for supplying cold water or hot water.Components for supplying cold water include a compressor cooling waterintroduced to the water purifier to lower a temperature of water, afilter, and a valve, and components for supplying hot water include ahot water tank storing introduced water, a heating unit heating the hotwater tank to heat water stored in the hot water tank, and a controllercontrolling the heating unit. In the related art water purifier controltechnique, a water purifier is operated by determining a usage patternon the basis of usage history of the water purifier. To this end, thewater purifier includes a unit for determining a water ejection patternof drinking water ejected from the water purifier and operating thewater purifier according to the determination. However, the related arthas the following limitations.

First, a configuration including the foregoing units cannot be easilymade. In order to store usage history of the water purifier, determine ausage pattern on the basis of the usage history, and perform controllingon the basis of the determination, a large capacity storage unit andinformation processing unit are required, but in terms ofcharacteristics of a water purifier as a compact home appliance, thewater purifier is difficult to include such a unit

Also, due to the limitation, a configuration according to a technicaltrend cannot be made. As the technologies of water purifiers move towardcompactness and simplification, the configuration of the water purifierincluding such components runs counter to technical trends. Also, in thehome appliance technology field in which power saving techniques andsmart home appliance technologies have advanced, a variety of functions,for example, a power saving function, interworking with other devices,remote control/integrated control, and the like, are required, and theaforementioned limitations makes it difficult for water purifiers tobecome smart devices.

In addition, in that a user's manual operation occupies a large portionin operations of a water purifier, the water purifier may be difficultto effectively and properly operate. That is, the water purifier mayoperate without reflecting operation information, and thus, the waterpurifier may not be effectively, properly, and easily operated accordingto an operation state.

As a result, due to the limitations, the related art water purifiertechniques fail to simplify a configuration and diversify functions,advancement which meets the technical trend cannot be made, and thus,promotion of utilization and utility of water purifiers cannot bepromoted and user demand and usability cannot be met.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The embodiments will be described in detail with reference to thefollowing drawings in which like reference numerals refer to likeelements, and wherein:

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a controldevice of a water purifier disclosed in the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration according to anembodiment of a control device of a water purifier disclosed in thisdisclosure;

FIG. 3 is a view illustrating an example of operation informationaccording to an embodiment of a control device of a water purifierdisclosed in this disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a waterpurifier disclosed in this disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a flow channelinterrupting unit according to an embodiment of a water purifierdisclosed in this disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a temperatureadjusting unit according to an embodiment of a water purifier disclosedin this disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a controlsystem of a water purifier disclosed in this disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a view illustrating an example 1 of controlling and operationaccording to an embodiment of a control system of a water purifierdisclosed in this disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a view illustrating an example 2 of controlling and operationaccording to an embodiment of a control system of a water purifierdisclosed in this disclosure; and

FIG. 10 is a view illustrating an example 3 of controlling and operationaccording to an embodiment of a control system of a water purifierdisclosed in this disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Description will now be given in detail of the exemplary embodiments,with reference to the accompanying drawings. For the sake of briefdescription with reference to the drawings, the same or equivalentcomponents will be provided with the same reference numbers, anddescription thereof will not be repeated.

The technique disclosed in this disclosure may be applied to a controldevice of a water purifier, a water purifier, and a control system of awater purifier. In particular, the technique disclosed in thisdisclosure may be advantageously applied to a water purifiercommunicating with an external device, a water purifier which isremotely controlled, a water purifier providing a home network service,a home network system including a water purifier, a smart place system,and the like.

However, the techniques disclosed in this disclosure may not be limitedthereto and may be applied to any water purifier, any control deviceincluded in a water purifier, any control method thereof, any operatingmethod, or any operation control method, and the like, to which thetechnical concept of the techniques may be applied, and the purpose maybe variously applied without being limited.

Technical terms used in this specification are used to merely illustratespecific embodiments, and should be understood that they are notintended to limit the present disclosure. As far as not being defineddifferently, all terms used herein including technical or scientificterms may have the same meaning as those generally understood by anordinary person skilled in the art to which the present disclosurebelongs to, and should not be construed in an excessively comprehensivemeaning or an excessively restricted meaning.

In addition, if a technical term used in the description of the presentdisclosure is an erroneous term that fails to clearly express the ideaof the present disclosure, it should be replaced by a technical termthat can be properly understood by the skilled person in the art. Inaddition, general terms used in the description of the presentdisclosure should be construed according to definitions in dictionariesor according to its front or rear context, and should not be construedto have an excessively restrained meaning.

A singular representation may include a plural representation as far asit represents a definitely different meaning from the context. Terms‘include’ or ‘has’ used herein should be understood that they areintended to indicate an existence of several components or severalsteps, disclosed in the specification, and it may also be understoodthat part of the components or steps may not be included or additionalcomponents or steps may further be included.

Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below in detailwith reference to the accompanying drawings where those components arerendered the same reference number that are the same or are incorrespondence, regardless of the figure number, and redundantexplanations are omitted.

In describing the present disclosure, if a detailed explanation for arelated known function or construction is considered to unnecessarilydivert the gist of the present disclosure, such explanation has beenomitted but would be understood by those skilled in the art. Theaccompanying drawings are used to help easily understood the technicalidea of the present disclosure and it should be understood that the ideaof the present disclosure is not limited by the accompanying drawings.

First, a control device of a water purifier disclosed in this disclosurewill be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 1 is a blockdiagram illustrating a configuration of a control device of a waterpurifier disclosed in the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a block diagramillustrating a configuration according to an embodiment of a controldevice of a water purifier disclosed in this disclosure. FIG. 3 is aview illustrating an example of operation information according to anembodiment of a control device of a water purifier disclosed in thisdisclosure.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, a control device 100 of the water purifier isincluded in a water purifier 1000. The water purifier 1000 may be adevice for ejecting purified water, cold water, or hot water. Thecontrol device 100 may be a control device controlling an operation ofthe water purifier 1000. The control device 100 may be configured as aprinted circuit board (PCB) including a plurality of circuit elements ora plurality of circuit modules for controlling an operation of the waterpurifier 1000. That is, the control device 100 may be a main board, amicrocomputer, or a central processing unit included in the waterpurifier 1000 and controlling an operation of the water purifier. Thecontrol device 100 may control general operations of the water purifier1000, such as adjusting a flow rate of the water purifier 1000, coolingcold water, heating hot water, opening and closing a valve, filtering,and the like.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the control device 100 may include acommunication module (or transceiver) 110 transmitting operationinformation regarding an operation of the water purifier 1000 to acentral server 2000 and receiving control information regarding controlof the water purifier 1000 from the central server 2000 and a controlmodule (or controller) 120 generating the operation information to thecentral server 2000 through the communication module 100 and controllingan operation of the water purifier on the basis of the controlinformation received from the central server 2000.

That is, the communication module 110 communicates with the centralserver 2000 and the control module 120 may control an operation of thewater purifier 1000. The communication module 110 may be a wirelesscommunication device communicating with the central server 2000.

The communication module 110 may communicate with the central server2000 under the control of the control module 120. The communicationmodule 110 may communicate with the central server 2000 in a wirelesscommunication manner to transmit and receive data to and from thecentral server 2000. Data transmitted to or received by thecommunication module 110 may be processed in the control module 120. Thecommunication module 110 may also communicate with at least onedifferent device other than the central server 2000.

Here, the at least one different device may be a device remotelycontrolled by the central server 2000. Also, the at least one differentdevice may be a device using the same communication protocol as that ofthe communication module 110. The communication module 110 may interworkwith another device through the central server 2000 or may directlyinterwork with the other device without the central server 2000.

The control module 120 may be a device controlling general operations ofthe water purifier 1000, such as adjusting a flow rate of the waterpurifier 1000, cooling cold water, heating hot water, opening andclosing a valve, filtering, and the like. The control module 120 maycontrol components included in the water purifier 1000 to control anoperation of the water purifier 1000. The control module 120 may controlan operation of the water purifier 1000 according to a command input byan operation of a user of the water purifier 1000.

The control module 120 may control the communication module 100 tocontrol communication with the central server 2000. The control module120 may generate data regarding control and operation of the waterpurifier 1000, and process the generated data. The control module 120may generate data regarding control and operation of the water purifier1000 and transmit the generated data to the central server 200, or mayprocess data transmitted from the central server 2000.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the control device 100 including thecommunication module 110 and the control module 120 may further includeone or more of an input module (or user interface) 130, a sensing module(or sensor) 140, and a storage module (or storage) 150.

The input module 130 may receive a processing command regarding anoperation of the water purifier 1000. The processing command input tothe input module 130 may be used as a basis for the control module 120to control an operation of the water purifier 1000. For example, acommand regarding ejection of cold water or hot water, cooling coldwater, heating hot water, and the like, according to a user operation ofthe water purifier 1000.

The sensing module 140 may sense at least one state value of the waterpurifier 1000 through one or more sensors provided in the water purifier1000. The sensing module 140 may include a temperature sensor sensingone or more state values of the water purifier 1000 or sensing one ormore state values of the water purifier 1000.

The storage module 150 may store water ejection information of a drinkejected from the water purifier 1000, as data. The storage module 150may store data processed by the control module 120 or data regarding anoperation of the water purifier 1000. The storage module 150 may be amemory device storing data regarding an operation and control of thecontrol module 120, and may be, for example, an EEPROM.

The input module 130, the sensing module 140, and the control module 150are components assisting a control operation of the control module 120,and the control device 100 may further include any other componentrelated to a control operation of the control module 120.

In the control device 100 configured as described above, thecommunication module 110 may receive the control information from thecentral server 2000 and the control module 120 may generate theoperation information and transmit the same to the central server 2000and control an operation of the water purifier 1000 on the basis of thecontrol information received from the central server 2000.

The operation information, information regarding an operation of thewater purifier 1000, may be generated by the control module 120. Theoperation information may be information data regarding an operation ofthe water purifier 1000.

The operation information may include one or more of history informationregarding usage history of the water purifier 1000, operationinformation of a water ejection unit included in the water purifier1000, water ejection information of a drink ejected from the waterpurifier 1000, and state information of the water purifier 1000.

For example, the operation information is illustrated in FIG. 3. Thetable illustrated in FIG. 3 shows an example of history informationregarding usage history of the water purifier 1000 and water ejectioninformation included in the operation information. As illustrated inFIG. 3, the operation information may include history information andwater ejection information illustrated in the form of table of anaccumulated amount of ejected water by time zones (0 to 23) in units ofday (day one to day seven and beyond). Here, t0 to 046 may refer to anaccumulated amount of ejected water or a temperature of a drink ejectedfrom the water purifier 1000 for one hour by time zones. The controlmodule 120 may generated the operation information by forming thehistory information and water ejection information during apredetermined period as illustrated in FIG. 3, as data in the form oftable.

The communication module 110 may communicate with the central server2000 in a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) communication manner to transmit andreceive data. That is, the communication module 110 may be a Wi-Ficommunication module.

The central server 2000 may communicate the communication module 110 ina Wi-Fi communication manner. The central server 2000 may be acommunication server provided in the same location as a location of thewater purifier 1000 is installed. The central server 2000 may be acommunication server provided in a location different from a locationwhere the water purifier 1000 is installed. The central server 2000 maybe a home network server remotely controlling a plurality of homeappliances including the water purifier 1000. Here, the home networkserver may refer to a server integratedly remotely controlling one ormore home appliances of a home where the water purifier is installed.

The central server 2000 may communicate with one or more other devicesthan the water purifier 1000 to transmit and receive data to and fromthe one or more other devices. For example, the central server 2000 maycommunicate with a user terminal outside the central server 2000, aremote network control device, and the like.

The central server 2000 may also communicate with an external networkserver. For example, the central server 2000 may communicate with ameteorological office server, a power supply company server, a publicoffice server, a carrier server, and the like, to transmit or receivedata information to or from the server. The central server 2000 maystore data received from communication target devices and data receivedfrom the communication target devices.

The central server 2000 may generate the control information on thebasis of one or more of weather information received from the outside,previously stored data information, and the operation informationreceived from the communication module 110 and transmit the generatedcontrol information to the communication module 110.

The weather information may include information regarding a date,weather, and season. The weather information may be received from anexternal user terminal or a weather information providing server.

The previously stored data information may include past historyinformation regarding an operation of the water purifier 1000 oranalysis data information regarding the past history information.

The central server 2000 may generate the control information accordingto a preset algorithm on the basis of the weather information, thepreviously stored data information, and the operation information, andtransmit the control information to the communication module 110. Thepreset algorithm may refer to an algorithm generating controlinformation for controlling an operation of the water purifier 1000according to the weather information, the previously stored datainformation, and the operation information.

That is, the central server 2000 may determine appropriate operationcontrol of the water purifier according to one or more of the weatherinformation, the previously stored data information, and the operationinformation according to the preset algorithm and generate the controlinformation according to a determination result.

The control information may be information regarding control of one ormore of an operation mode of the water purifier 1000, an operation of awater ejection unit included in the water purifier 1000, and waterejection of a drink ejected from the water purifier 1000.

The control information may be control information according to theweather information, the previously stored data information, and theoperation information. That is, the control information may beinformation for controlling an operation of the water purifier 1000according to the weather information, the previously stored datainformation, and the operation information.

The control module 120 may control an operation of the water purifier1000 and generate the operation information on the basis of a result ofcontrolling an operation of the water purifier 1000. The control module120 may set an operation condition of the water purifier 1000 on thebasis of the control information and control an operation of the waterpurifier 1000 according to the set operation condition.

For example, in cases where the control information is information forcontrolling setting a temperature of cold water ejected from the waterpurifier 1000 to x to y[° C.], the control module 120 may set atemperature of the ejected cold water to x to y[° C.] and control anoperation of the water purifier 1000 such that cold water is ejectedwithin the set temperature range.

Here, the control module 120 may control an operation of the waterpurifier 1000 by controlling an operation of the water ejection unitincluded in the water purifier 1000 such that cold water may be ejectedwithin the set temperature range.

Hereinafter, the water purifier disclosed in this disclosure will bedescribed with further reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. FIG. 4 is a blockdiagram illustrating a configuration of a water purifier disclosed inthis disclosure. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configurationof a flow channel interrupting unit according to an embodiment of awater purifier disclosed in this disclosure. FIG. 6 is a block diagramillustrating a configuration of a temperature adjusting unit accordingto an embodiment of a water purifier disclosed in this disclosure.

The water purifier 1000 may be a direct type water purifier. The directtype water purifier may refer to a water purifier cooling or heatingwater to eject cold water or hot water, unlike a storage type waterpurifier which ejects cold water or hot water stored in a water tank.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the water purifier 1000 may include an inlet10 to which raw water is introduced, a water ejection unit (or ejector)20 ejecting a drink to the outside, a flow channel interrupting unit (orflow channel valve) 300 controlling a flow channel from the inlet 10 tothe water ejection unit 20, a temperature adjusting unit (heater/cooler)400 adjusting a temperature of a drink ejected from the water ejectionunit 20, and a controller 100 controlling the inlet 10, the waterejection unit 20, the flow channel interrupting unit 300, or thetemperature control unit 400 to control an operation of the waterpurifier 1000.

Here, the controller 100 may be the aforementioned control device 100.That is, the water purifier 1000 may be a water purifier including theaforementioned control device 100. The inlet 10 may allow raw water tobe introduced thereto from the outside. The raw water introduced to theinlet 10 may be purified, cooled or heated through the flow channelinterrupting unit 300 and the temperature adjusting unit 400.

The water ejection unit 20 may eject purified water, a cooled drink, ora heated drink to the outside through the flow channel interrupting unit300 and the temperature adjusting unit 400. The water ejection unit 20may eject purified water, cold water or hot water according to a useroperation.

The flow channel interrupting unit 300 and the temperature adjustingunit 400 may purify, cool, or heat raw water introduced through theinlet 10 so that purified water, cold water, or hot water may be ejectedthrough the water ejection unit 20. The flow channel interrupting unit300 may include one or more filters or valves for interrupting a flowchannel from the inlet 10 to the water ejection unit 20.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, the flow channel interrupting unit 300 mayinclude one or more of a decompression valve 301 for interrupting a flowchannel to which raw water is introduced or adjusting a flow rate, afilter 302 and a feed valve 303 purifying introduced raw water andadjusting a flow rate, a flow rate sensor 304 sensing a flow rate, apurified water ejection valve 305 interrupting a flow channel throughwhich purified water is ejected, a cold water ejection valve 306interrupting a flow channel through which cold water is ejected, a flowrate adjusting valve (thermister) 307 adjusting a flow rate of waterintroduced to the hot water heating unit 420 and measuring atemperature, a hot water ejection valve 308 interrupting a flow channelthrough which hot water is ejected, and a drain 309 draining purifiedwater of a cold water cooling unit 41 and a hot water heating unit 420.

As illustrated in FIG. 6, the temperature adjusting unit 400 may includeone or more of a cooling unit 410 adjusting a temperature of ejectedcold water and a heating unit adjusting a temperature of ejected hotwater. The cooling unit 410 may include a cooling part 411 cooling coldwater ejected from the water ejection unit 20 and a compressing part 412controlling a temperature of cooling water stored in the cooling part411.

Here, the compressing part 412 may include a compressor cooling atemperature of the cooling unit and a control unit thereof. The heatingunit 420 may include a heating part 421 heating hot water ejected fromthe water ejection unit 20 and a heater 422 controlling a temperature ofthe heating part 421. Here, the heater 422 may be an induction heater.

The controller 100 may control the components included in the flowchannel interrupting unit 300 and the temperature adjusting unit 400 tocontrol general operations of the water purifier 1000, such as adjustinga flow rate of the water purifier 1000, cooling cold water, heating hotwater, opening and closing a valve, filtering, and the like.

The controller 100 may include a communication module 110 transmittingoperation information regarding an operation of the water purifier 1000to a central server 2000 and receiving control information regardingcontrol of the water purifier 1000 from the central server 2000 and acontrol module 120 generating the operation information to the centralserver 2000 through the communication module 100 and controlling anoperation of the water purifier on the basis of the control informationreceived from the central server 2000.

The controller may communicate with the central server 2000 through thecommunication module 110 and control an operation of the water purifier1000 through the control module 120. The controller 100 may furtherinclude one or more of the input module 130, the sensing module 140, andthe storage module 150.

The controller 100 may receive a processing command regarding anoperation of the water purifier 1000 through the input module 130. Theprocessing command input to the input module 130 may be used as a basisfor the control module 120 to control an operation of the water purifier1000.

The controller 100 may sense at least one state value of the waterpurifier 1000 through one or more sensors provided in the water purifier1000, through the sensing module 140. The controller 100 may store waterejection information of a drink ejected from the water purifier 1000, asdata, through the storage module 150. The operation information,information regarding an operation of the water purifier 1000, may begenerated by the control module 120.

The operation information may include one or more of history informationregarding usage history of the water purifier 1000, operationinformation of a water ejection unit included in the water purifier1000, water ejection information of a drink ejected from the waterpurifier 1000, and state information of the water purifier 1000.

The controller 100 may communicate the central server 2000 in a Wi-Ficommunication manner to transmit and receive data. That is, thecommunication module 110 may be a Wi-Fi communication module. Thecentral server 2000 may communicate the communication module 110 in aWi-Fi communication manner.

The central server 2000 may be a home network server remotelycontrolling a plurality of home appliances including the water purifier1000. The central server 2000 may generate the control information onthe basis of one or more of weather information received from theoutside, previously stored data information, and the operationinformation received from the communication module 110 and transmit thegenerated control information to the controller 100.

The central server 2000 may generate the control information accordingto a preset algorithm on the basis of the weather information, thepreviously stored data information, and the operation information, andtransmit the control information to the communication module 110.

The control information may be information regarding control of one ormore of an operation mode of the water purifier 1000, an operation of awater ejection unit included in the water purifier 1000, and waterejection of a drink ejected from the water purifier 1000. That is, thecontrol information may be information for controlling the inlet 10, thewater ejection unit 20, the flow channel interrupting unit 300, and thetemperature adjusting unit 400 according to the weather information, thepreviously stored data information, and the operation information.

The controller 100 may control an operation of the water purifier 1000and generate the operation information on the basis of a result ofcontrolling the operation of the water purifier 1000. The controller 100may set an operation condition of the water purifier 1000 on the basisof the control information and control an operation of the waterpurifier 1000 according to the set operation condition.

For example, in cases where the control information is information forcontrolling setting a temperature of cold water ejected from the waterpurifier 1000 to x to y[° C.], the controller 100 may set a temperatureof the ejected cold water to x to y[° C.] and control the flow channelinterrupting unit 300 and the temperature adjusting unit 400 such thatcold water is ejected within the set temperature range.

Here, the controller 100 may adjust a flow rate by controlling the flowchannel interrupting unit 300 and adjust a temperature of ejected coldwater by controlling the temperature adjusting unit 400 such that coldwater may be ejected within the set temperature range.

Hereinafter, a control system (hereinafter, referred to as a “system”)of the water purifier disclosed in this disclosure will be describedwith further reference to FIGS. 7 to 10. FIG. 7 is a block diagramillustrating a configuration of a control system of a water purifierdisclosed in this disclosure. FIG. 8 is a view illustrating an example 1of controlling and operation according to an embodiment of a controlsystem of a water purifier disclosed in this disclosure. FIG. 9 is aview illustrating an example 2 of controlling and operation according toan embodiment of a control system of a water purifier disclosed in thisdisclosure.

FIG. 10 is a view illustrating an example 3 of controlling and operationaccording to an embodiment of a control system of a water purifierdisclosed in this disclosure. A system 5000 may be a system remotelycontrolling the water purifier 1000.

The system 5000 may be a system remotely integratedly controlling aplurality of home appliances including the water purifier 1000. Thesystem 5000 may be a home network system integratedly controlling aplurality of home appliances.

As illustrated in FIG. 7, the system 5000 may include a water purifier1000 generating operation information regarding an operation and acentral server 2000 receiving the operation information from the waterpurifier 1000, generating control information regarding control of thewater purifier 1000 on the basis of the operation information, andtransmitting the control information to the water purifier 1000, and thewater purifier 1000 operates on the basis of the control informationreceived from the central server 2000.

Here, the water purifier 1000 and the central server 2000 may be thewater purifier and the central server described above. That is, thesystem 5000 may be a system including the water purifier 1000 and thecentral server 2000 described above. The system 5000 may further includeat least one external device 3000 communicating with the central server2000, in addition to the water purifier 1000 and the central server2000.

The at least one external device 3000 may be a user terminal remotelycontrolling one or more devices communicating with the central server2000, or a remote control device. The at least one external device 3000may be a communication device of an external network server. Forexample, the at least one external device 3000 may be a communicationdevice such as a meteorological office server, a power supply companyserver, a public office server, a carrier server, and the like.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the water purifier 1000 may include an inlet10 to which raw water is introduced, a water ejection unit 20 ejecting adrink to the outside, a flow channel interrupting unit 300 controlling aflow channel from the inlet 10 to the water ejection unit 20, atemperature adjusting unit 400 adjusting a temperature of a drinkejected from the water ejection unit 20, and a controller 100controlling the inlet 10, the water ejection unit 20, the flow channelinterrupting unit 300, or the temperature control unit 400 to control anoperation of the water purifier 1000.

Here, the controller 100 may be the aforementioned control device 100.The water purifier 1000 may generate the operation information on thebasis of an operation result.

The water purifier 1000 may transmit the generated operation informationto the central server 2000, receive the control information from thecentral server 2000, and operate on the basis of the control informationreceived from the central server 2000.

The operation information may include one or more of history informationregarding usage history of the water purifier 1000, operationinformation of a water ejection unit included in the water purifier1000, water ejection information of a drink ejected from the waterpurifier 1000, and state information of the water purifier 1000.

The water purifier 1000 and the central sever 2000 may communicate witheach other in a Wi-Fi communication manner to transmit and receive datato or from each other.

That is, the water purifier 1000 and the central server 2000 may eachhave a Wi-Fi communication module to communicate with each other throughthe Wi-Fi communication module. The central server 2000 may communicatewith the plurality of home appliances including the water purifier 1000to remotely control the plurality of home appliances.

The central server 2000 may interwork with the external device 3000 anddata may be processed by the external device 3000. For example, when theexternal device 3000 is a user terminal, a data of the central server2000 may be processed through an application of the user terminal.

The central server 2000 may generate the control information on thebasis of weather information received from the outside, previouslystored data information, and the operation information received from thecommunication module 110 and transmit the generated control informationto the water purifier 1000.

The control information may be information regarding control of one ormore of an operation mode of the water purifier 1000, an operation of awater ejection unit included in the water purifier 1000, and waterejection of a drink ejected from the water purifier 1000. The controlinformation may be information for controlling the inlet 10, the waterejection unit 20, the flow channel interrupting unit 300, and thetemperature adjusting unit 400 included in the water purifier 1000according to the weather information, the previously stored datainformation, and the operation information.

The water purifier 1000 may set an operation condition on the basis ofthe control information and operate by controlling the inlet 10, thewater ejection unit 20, the flow channel interrupting unit 300, and thetemperature adjusting unit 400 according to the set operation condition.

For example, in cases where the control information is information forcontrolling setting a temperature of cold water ejected from the waterpurifier 1000 to x to y[° C.], the water purifier 1000 may set atemperature of the ejected cold water to x to y[° C.] and operate tocontrol the flow channel interrupting unit 300 and the temperatureadjusting unit 400 such that cold water is ejected within the settemperature range.

In a specific embodiment of the system 5000 described above, the centralserver 2000 may determine a cooling water control temperature of thewater purifier 1000 on the basis of weather information received fromthe outside and previously stored data information and generate thecontrol information according to a determination result, and the waterpurifier 1000 may set the cooling water control temperature on the basisof the control information and operate according to the set coolingwater control temperature.

FIG. 8 illustrates a conceptual view of the specific embodiment. Asillustrated in FIG. 8, in the system 5000, the central server 2000 mayreceive the weather information regarding a season/date/weather from anexternal user terminal or the external device 3000, determine atemperature of raw water introduced to the water purifier 1000 on thebasis of the weather information and the previously stored datainformation (data obtained by measuring temperatures of raw water byseasons and temperatures of raw water by weather temperatures),determine a cooling water control temperature of the water purifier 1000on the basis of a temperature of raw water and the previously storeddata information (cold water performance data by temperatures of rawwater), generate the control information according to a determinationresult, and transmit the generated control information to the waterpurifier 1000, and the water purifier 1000 may set the cooling watercontrol temperature on the basis of the received control information andoperate to control actuation of a compressor for adjusting a temperatureof cooling water according to the set cooling water control temperature.

Since a temperature of raw water introduced to the water purifier 1000is varied depending on season/weather, the water purifier 1000 operatesto control a temperature of cooling water according to a temperature ofintroduced raw water. In detail, due to an influence of season/weather,a temperature of raw water introduced to the water purifier 1000 hasvariations in a winter or summer season, and here, in the winter seasonduring which a temperature of raw water is low, cold water may be easilycooled due to the low temperature of raw water, compared with the summerseason, and conversely, in the summer season during which a temperatureof raw water is high, cold water may not be easily cooled due to a hightemperature of raw water.

In the winter season, a control temperature of cooling water for coolingcold water may be controlled to be high, compared with the summerseason, reducing an actuation duration of a compressor for adjusting atemperature of cooling water, and during the summer season, a controltemperature of cooling water may be controlled to be low, compared withthe winter season, increasing an actuation duration of the compressor.Thus, an actuation duration of the compressor may be reduced bycontrolling an operation of the water purifier 1000 according to aweather condition.

That is, when an operation is performed by adjusting a cooling watercontrol temperature according to a weather condition, power consumed inthe compressor may be reduced and the operation may be effectivelyperformed.

Also, the central server 2000 may determine a cooling water controltemperature of the water purifier 1000 on the basis of temperatureinformation of raw water introduced to the water purifier included inthe operation information to generate the control information accordingto a determination result, and the water purifier 1000 may set thecooling water control temperature on the basis of the controlinformation and operate according to the set cooling water controltemperature.

That is, the central server 2000 generates the control information bydetermining the cooling water control information on the basis of theoperation information received from the water purifier 1000, and thewater purifier 1000 may operate by controlling actuation of thecompressor accordingly.

In another specific embodiment of the system 5000, the central server2000 may determine a water ejection preference temperature of the userof the water purifier 1000 on the basis of a usage pattern and waterejection information included in the operation information and generatethe control information according to a determination result, and thewater purifier 1000 may set the water ejection preference temperature onthe basis of the control information and operate according to the setwater ejection preference temperature.

FIG. 9 illustrates a conceptual view of the specific embodiment. Asillustrated in FIG. 9, in the system 5000, the central server 2000 mayreceive the operation information regarding the usage pattern and thewater ejection information of the water purifier 1000 from the waterpurifier 1000, analyze data regarding the use of a combination of coldwater and purified water ejected on the basis of the usage pattern andwater ejection information to determine a water ejection preferencetemperature of the user, generate the control information according to adetermination result, and transmit the generated control information tothe water purifier 1000, and the water purifier 1000 may set the waterejection preference temperature on the basis of the control informationto calculate a water ejection amount of cold water and purified wateraccording to the set water ejection preference temperature, and operateby adjusting a water ejection amount of cold water and purified watersuch that a drink may be ejected at the water ejection preferencetemperature.

Here, the water purifier 1000 may adjust a water ejection amount suchthat a drink may be ejected at the water ejection preference temperatureby controlling a valve of a flow channel though which the drink isejected to the water ejection unit 20.

Also, as illustrated in FIG. 10, the central server may receive theoperation information regarding the usage pattern and water ejectioninformation of the water purifier 1000 from the water purifier 1000,analyze data regarding the use of a combination of cold water andpurified water ejected on the basis of the usage pattern and waterejection information to determine a water ejection preferencetemperature of the user, generate the control information according to adetermination result, and transmit the generated control information tothe water purifier 1000, and the water purifier 1000 may set the waterejection preference temperature on the basis of the control informationto select calculate an actuation rate of the compressor according to theset water ejection preference temperature, and operate by adjusting awater ejection temperature of a drink such that the drink may be ejectedat the water ejection preference temperature.

Here, the water purifier 1000 may adjust the water ejection temperaturesuch that the drink may be ejected at the water ejection preferencetemperature by controlling the compressor or a heater for adjusting atemperature of the ejected drink. In the embodiment, the central server2000 may receive a command signal regarding whether to perform anoperation according to the control information of the water purifier1000 from the user terminal 3000 and transmit the received commandsignal to the water purifier 1000, and the water purifier 1000 mayoperate on the basis of the control information according to the commandsignal.

That is, in the system 5000, the command signal is received through anapplication of the user terminal 3000, the control information isgenerated according to the command signal and transmitted to the waterpurifier 1000, and the water purifier 1000 may operate according to thecommand signal and the control information, whereby an operation of thewater purifier 1000 according to the control information may beselectively performed.

Through the embodiment, a drink based on user preference (the waterejection preference temperature) may be ejected, and also, thecompressor or the heater adjusting a temperature of the ejected drink iscontrolled according to the water ejection preference temperature,whereby an actuation rate of the compressor or the heater may bereduced, user demand may be satisfied, water ejection performance of thewater purifier is maintained, and power consumption of the waterpurifier 1000 may be reduced.

According to the control device of a water purifier, the water purifier,and the control system of a water purifier disclosed in this disclosure,since control and operation may be performed through remotecommunication with the central server, utilization and usability of thewater purifier may be increased.

Also, according to the control device of a water purifier, the waterpurifier, and the control system of a water purifier disclosed in thisdisclosure, since controlling is performed on the basis of operationinformation of the water purifier, the water purifier may beappropriately remotely controlled and operated according to theoperation information of the water purifier.

Also, according to the control device of a water purifier, the waterpurifier, and the control system of a water purifier disclosed in thisdisclosure, since controlling is performed on the basis of operationinformation of the water purifier, internal components of the waterpurifier may be appropriately controlled, reducing power consumption ofthe water purifier and increasing a life span of the water purifier.

Also, according to the control device of a water purifier, the waterpurifier, and the control system of a water purifier disclosed in thisdisclosure, since the central server receives operation information ofthe water purifier, generate control information on the basis of thereceived operation information, and transmit the control information tothe water purifier to allow the water purifier to operate on the basisof the control information, whereby a configuration of the device forstoring and analyzing the operation information of the water purifiermay be simplified.

Also, according to the control device of a water purifier, the waterpurifier, and the control system of a water purifier disclosed in thisdisclosure, since the central server receives operation information ofthe water purifier, generate control information on the basis of thereceived operation information, and transmit the control information tothe water purifier to allow the water purifier to operate on the basisof the control information, whereby the water purifier may beintegratedly/effectively controlled and operated by the central server.

In this manner, according to the embodiment of the control device of awater purifier, the water purifier, and the control system of a waterpurifier disclosed in this disclosure, water ejection performance of thewater purifier may be maintained and user convenience and demand may besatisfied.

Also, according to the embodiment of the control device of a waterpurifier, the water purifier, and the control system of a water purifierdisclosed in this disclosure, through the aforementioned effects andadvantages, usability and application of the water purifier, remotecontrolling the water purifier, and a home network system including thewater purifier, or a smart place system field may be diversified andutilization and efficiency in the art may also be increased.

Therefore, an aspect of the detailed description is to provide a controldevice of a water purifier, capable of operating a water purifierthrough remote communication with a central server, a water purifier,and a control system of a water purifier. Another aspect of the detaileddescription is to provide a control device of a water purifier capableof appropriately remotely controlling and operating a water purifieraccording to operation information of a water purifier, a waterpurifier, and a control system of a water purifier.

Another aspect of the detailed description is to provide a controldevice of a water purifier capable of effectively operating a waterpurifier and satisfying user convenience and demand, a water purifier,and a control system of a water purifier.

To achieve these and other aspects and in accordance with the purpose ofthis specification, as embodied and broadly described herein, a controldevice of a water purifier, a water purifier, and a control systemdisclosed in this disclosure may perform remote control and operationthrough communication with a central server.

In detail, operation information regarding an operation of a waterpurifier may be transmitted to the central server, control informationmay be received from the central server, based on which the waterpurifier operates. That is, operation information of the water purifiermay be transmitted to the central server, the central server generatesappropriate control information according to the operation informationand delivers the generated control information to the water purifier,and the water purifier operates on the basis of the control information.

In an aspect, the control device of a water purifier may include: acommunication module transmitting operation information regarding anoperation of the water purifier to a central server and receivingcontrol information regarding control of the water purifier from thecentral server; and a control module generating the operationinformation and transmitting the generated operation information to thecentral server through the communication module and controlling anoperation of the water purifier on the basis of the control informationreceived from the central server.

The operation information may include one or more of history informationregarding usage history of the water purifier, operation information ofa water ejection unit included in the water purifier, water ejectioninformation of a drink ejected from the water purifier, and stateinformation of the water purifier. The communication module may transmitand receive data to and from the central server through communication ina Wi-Fi communication manner.

The central server may be a home network server remotely controlling aplurality of home appliances including the water purifier. The centralserver may generate the control information on the basis of one or moreof weather information received from the outside, previously stored datainformation, and the operation information received from thecommunication module and transmit the generated control information tothe communication module.

The control information may be information regarding control of one ormore of an operation mode of the water purifier, an operation of thewater ejection unit included in the water purifier, and water ejectionof a drink ejected from the water purifier. The control module maycontrol an operation of the water purifier and generate the operationinformation on the basis of a result of controlling an operation of thewater purifier. The control module may set an operation condition of thewater purifier on the basis of the control information, and control anoperation of the water purifier according to the set operationcondition.

In another aspect, a water purifier may include: an inlet allowing rawwater to be introduced therethrough; a water ejection unit ejecting adrink to the outside; a flow channel interrupting unit interrupting aflow channel from the inlet to the water ejection unit; a temperatureadjusting unit adjusting a temperature of a drink ejected from the waterejection unit; and a controller controlling an operation of the waterpurifier by controlling the inlet, the water ejection unit, the flowchannel interrupting unit, and the temperature adjusting unit, whereinthe controller may include: a communication module transmittingoperation information regarding an operation of the water purifier to acentral server and receiving control information regarding control ofthe water purifier from the central server; and a control modulegenerating the operation information and transmitting the generatedoperation information to the central server through the communicationmodule and controlling an operation of the water purifier on the basisof the control information received from the central server.

The operation information may include one or more of history informationregarding usage history of the water purifier, operation information ofa water ejection unit included in the water purifier, water ejectioninformation of a drink ejected from the water purifier, and stateinformation of the water purifier.

The communication module may transmit and receive data to and from thecentral server through communication in a Wi-Fi communication manner.The central server may be a home network server remotely controlling aplurality of home appliances including the water purifier.

The central server may generate the control information on the basis ofone or more of weather information received from the outside, previouslystored data information, and the operation information received from thecommunication module and transmit the generated control information tothe communication module. The control information may be informationregarding control of one or more of an operation mode of the waterpurifier, an operation of the water ejection unit included in the waterpurifier, and water ejection of a drink ejected from the water purifier.

The controller may control an operation of the water purifier andgenerate the operation information on the basis of a result ofcontrolling an operation of the water purifier. The controller may setan operation condition of the water purifier on the basis of the controlinformation, and control an operation of the water purifier according tothe set operation condition.

The controller may set an operation condition of the water purifier onthe basis of the control information, and control the inlet, the waterejection unit, the flow channel interrupting unit, or the temperatureadjusting unit according to the set operation condition.

In another aspect, a control system of a water purifier may include: awater purifier generating operation information regarding an operation;and a central server receiving the operation information from the waterpurifier, generating control information regarding control of the waterpurifier on the basis of the operation information, and transmitting thecontrol information to the water purifier, wherein the water purifieroperates on the basis of the control information received from thecentral server.

The water purifier may include: an inlet allowing raw water to beintroduced therethrough; a water ejection unit ejecting a drink to theoutside; a flow channel interrupting unit interrupting a flow channelfrom the inlet to the water ejection unit; a temperature adjusting unitadjusting a temperature of a drink ejected from the water ejection unit;and a controller controlling an operation of the water purifier bycontrolling the inlet, the water ejection unit, the flow channelinterrupting unit, and the temperature adjusting unit.

The controller may include: a communication module transmittingoperation information regarding an operation of the water purifier to acentral server and receiving control information regarding control ofthe water purifier from the central server; and a control modulegenerating the operation information and transmitting the generatedoperation information to the central server through the communicationmodule and controlling an operation of the water purifier on the basisof the control information received from the central server.

The operation information may include one or more of history informationregarding usage history of the water purifier, operation information ofa water ejection unit included in the water purifier, water ejectioninformation of a drink ejected from the water purifier, and stateinformation of the water purifier.

The communication module may transmit and receive data to and from thecentral server through communication in a Wi-Fi communication manner.The central server may be a home network server remotely controlling aplurality of home appliances including the water purifier.

The central server may generate the control information on the basis ofone or more of weather information received from the outside, previouslystored data information, and the operation information received from thecommunication module and transmit the generated control information tothe communication module.

The control information may be information regarding control of one ormore of an operation mode of the water purifier, an operation of thewater ejection unit included in the water purifier, and water ejectionof a drink ejected from the water purifier. The controller may controlan operation of the water purifier and generate the operationinformation on the basis of a result of controlling an operation of thewater purifier.

The controller may set an operation condition of the water purifier onthe basis of the control information, and control an operation of thewater purifier according to the set operation condition. The controllermay set an operation condition of the water purifier on the basis of thecontrol information, and control the inlet, the water ejection unit, theflow channel interrupting unit, or the temperature adjusting unitaccording to the set operation condition.

The operation information may include one or more of history informationregarding usage history of the water purifier, operation information ofa water ejection unit included in the water purifier, water ejectioninformation of a drink ejected from the water purifier, and stateinformation of the water purifier.

The water purifier and the central server may transmit and receive datato or from each other through communication in a wireless fidelity(Wi-Fi) communication manner. The central server may remotely control aplurality of home appliances including the water purifier throughcommunication with the plurality of home appliances.

The central server may generate the control information on the basis ofone or more of weather information received from the outside, previouslystored data information, and the operation information received from thecommunication module and transmit the generated control information tothe water purifier.

The control information may be information regarding control of one ormore of an operation mode of the water purifier, an operation of thewater ejection unit included in the water purifier, and water ejectionof a drink ejected from the water purifier.

The central server may determine a cooling water control temperature ofthe water purifier on the basis of weather information received from theoutside and previously stored data information and generate the controlinformation according to a determination result, and the water purifiermay set the cooling water control temperature on the basis of thecontrol information and operate according to the set cooling watercontrol temperature.

The central server may determine a cooling water control temperature ofthe water purifier on the basis of temperature information of raw waterintroduced to the water purifier included in the operation informationto generate the control information according to a determination result,and the water purifier may set the cooling water control temperature onthe basis of the control information and operate according to the setcooling water control temperature.

The central server may determine a water ejection preference temperatureof a user of the water purifier on the basis of a usage pattern andwater ejection information included in the operation information andgenerate the control information according to a determination result,and the water purifier may set the water ejection preference temperatureon the basis of the control information and operate according to the setwater ejection preference temperature.

The central server may receive a command signal regarding whether toperform an operation according to the control information of the waterpurifier from a user terminal and transmit the received command signalto the water purifier, and the water purifier may operate on the basisof the control information according to the command signal.

According to the control device of a water purifier, the water purifier,and the control system of a water purifier disclosed in this disclosure,since control and operation may be performed through remotecommunication with the central server, utilization and usability of thewater purifier may be increased.

Also, according to the control device of a water purifier, the waterpurifier, and the control system of a water purifier disclosed in thisdisclosure, since controlling is performed on the basis of operationinformation of the water purifier, the water purifier may beappropriately remotely controlled and operated according to theoperation information of the water purifier.

Also, according to the control device of a water purifier, the waterpurifier, and the control system of a water purifier disclosed in thisdisclosure, since controlling is performed on the basis of operationinformation of the water purifier, internal components of the waterpurifier may be appropriately controlled, reducing power consumption ofthe water purifier and increasing a life span of the water purifier.

Also, according to the control device of a water purifier, the waterpurifier, and the control system of a water purifier disclosed in thisdisclosure, since the central server receives operation information ofthe water purifier, generate control information on the basis of thereceived operation information, and transmit the control information tothe water purifier to allow the water purifier to operate on the basisof the control information, whereby a configuration of the device forstoring and analyzing the operation information of the water purifiermay be simplified.

Also, according to the control device of a water purifier, the waterpurifier, and the control system of a water purifier disclosed in thisdisclosure, since the central server receives operation information ofthe water purifier, generate control information on the basis of thereceived operation information, and transmit the control information tothe water purifier to allow the water purifier to operate on the basisof the control information, whereby the water purifier may beintegratedly/effectively controlled and operated by the central server.

In this manner, according to the embodiment of the control device of awater purifier, the water purifier, and the control system of a waterpurifier disclosed in this disclosure, water ejection performance of thewater purifier may be maintained and user convenience and demand may besatisfied.

Also, according to the embodiment of the control device of a waterpurifier, the water purifier, and the control system of a water purifierdisclosed in this disclosure, through the aforementioned effects andadvantages, usability and application of the water purifier, remotecontrolling the water purifier, and a home network system including thewater purifier, or a smart place system field may be diversified andutilization and efficiency in the art may also be increased.

Further scope of applicability of the present application will becomemore apparent from the detailed description given hereinafter. However,it should be understood that the detailed description and specificexamples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the disclosure, aregiven by way of illustration only, since various changes andmodifications within the scope of the disclosure will become apparent tothose skilled in the art from the detailed description.

The foregoing embodiments and advantages are merely exemplary and arenot to be considered as limiting the present disclosure. The presentteachings can be readily applied to other types of apparatuses. Thisdescription is intended to be illustrative, and not to limit the scopeof the claims. Many alternatives, modifications, and variations will beapparent to those skilled in the art. The features, structures, methods,and other characteristics of the exemplary embodiments described hereinmay be combined in various ways to obtain additional and/or alternativeexemplary embodiments.

As the present features may be embodied in several forms withoutdeparting from the characteristics thereof, it should also be understoodthat the above-described embodiments are not limited by any of thedetails of the foregoing description, unless otherwise specified, butrather should be considered broadly within its scope as defined in theappended claims, and therefore all changes and modifications that fallwithin the metes and bounds of the claims, or equivalents of such metesand bounds are therefore intended to be embraced by the appended claims.

Any reference in this specification to “one embodiment,” “anembodiment,” “example embodiment,” etc., means that a particularfeature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with theembodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the disclosure. Theappearances of such phrases in various places in the specification arenot necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Further, when aparticular feature, structure, or characteristic is described inconnection with any embodiment, it is submitted that it is within thepurview of one skilled in the art to effect such feature, structure, orcharacteristic in connection with other ones of the embodiments.

Although embodiments have been described with reference to a number ofillustrative embodiments thereof, it should be understood that numerousother modifications and embodiments can be devised by those skilled inthe art that will fall within the spirit and scope of the principles ofthis disclosure. More particularly, various variations and modificationsare possible in the component parts and/or arrangements of the subjectcombination arrangement within the scope of the disclosure, the drawingsand the appended claims. In addition to variations and modifications inthe component parts and/or arrangements, alternative uses will also beapparent to those skilled in the art.

What is claimed is:
 1. A control device of a water purifier, the controldevice comprising: a transceiver to: transmit operation informationregarding an operation of the water purifier to a server, and receivecontrol information regarding control of the water purifier from theserver; and a controller to: generate the operation information,transmit the generated operation information to the server through thetransceiver, and control an operation of the water purifier based on thecontrol information received from the server.
 2. The control device ofclaim 1, wherein the operation information includes one or more of:history information regarding usage history of the water purifier,operating information of a water ejector included in the water purifier,ejection information of a drink ejected from the water purifier, orstate information of the water purifier.
 3. The control device of claim1, wherein the transceiver and the server exchange data through Wi-Fi®communications.
 4. The control device of claim 1, wherein the server isa home network server that remotely controls a plurality of homeappliances that includes the water purifier.
 5. The control device ofclaim 1, wherein the server generates the control information based onone or more of weather information received from outside the waterpurifier, previously stored data information, or the operationinformation received from the transceiver, and transmits the generatedcontrol information to the transceiver.
 6. The control device of claim1, wherein the control information is information regarding control ofone or more of: an operation mode of the water purifier, an operation ofan ejector included in the water purifier, or ejection of a drink fromthe water purifier.
 7. The control device of claim 1, wherein thecontroller controls an operation of the water purifier and generates theoperation information based on a result of controlling the operation ofthe water purifier.
 8. The control device of claim 1, wherein thecontroller sets an operation condition of the water purifier based onthe control information, and controls an operation of the water purifieraccording to the set operation condition.
 9. A water purifiercomprising: an inlet through which water is introduced into the waterpurifier; an ejector to output a drink out of the water purifier; a flowchannel valve in a flow channel extending between the inlet to theejector; a heater/cooler to adjust a temperature of the drink outputtedfrom the ejector; and a controller to control an operation of the waterpurifier by managing the inlet, the ejector, the flow channel valve, andthe heater/cooler, wherein the controller is connected to a transceiverto transmit operation information regarding an operation of the waterpurifier to a server and to receive control information regardingcontrol of the water purifier from the server; and the controllergenerates the operation information, transmits the generated operationinformation to the server through the transceiver, and controls thewater purifier based on the control information received from the serverthrough the transceiver.
 10. The water purifier of claim 9, wherein thecontroller sets an operation condition of the water purifier based onthe control information, and controls one or more of the inlet, theejector, the flow channel valve, or the heater/cooler according to theset operation condition.
 11. A control system of a water purifier, thecontrol system comprising: a water purifier to generate operationinformation regarding an operation of the water purifier; and a serverto receive the operation information from the water purifier, generatecontrol information regarding control of the water purifier based on theoperation information, and transmit the control information to the waterpurifier, wherein the water purifier operates based on the controlinformation received from the server.
 12. The control system of claim11, wherein the operation information includes one or more of historyinformation regarding usage history of the water purifier, operatinginformation of an ejector included in the water purifier, water ejectioninformation of a drink ejected from the water purifier, or stateinformation of the water purifier.
 13. The control system of claim 11,wherein the water purifier and the server exchange data through Wi-Fi®communications.
 14. The control system of claim 11, wherein the waterpurifier is included in a plurality of home appliances that are remotelycontrolled by the server through communication with the plurality ofhome appliances.
 15. The control system of claim 11, wherein the servergenerates the control information based on one or more of weatherinformation received from outside the water purifier, previously storeddata information, or the operation information received from thetransceiver, and transmits the generated control information to thewater purifier.
 16. The control system of claim 11, wherein the controlinformation is information regarding control of one or more of: anoperation mode of the water purifier, an operation of an ejectorincluded in the water purifier, or ejection of a drink from the waterpurifier.
 17. The control system of claim 11, wherein the serverdetermines a cooling water control temperature of the water purifierbased on weather information received from outside the water purifierand previously stored data information, and generates the controlinformation according to the determined cooling water controltemperature, and the water purifier operates according to the setcooling water control temperature based on the control information. 18.The control system of claim 11, wherein temperature information aboutwater introduced to the water purifier is included in the operationinformation, the server determines a cooling water control temperatureof the water purifier based on the temperature information about thewater introduced to the water purifier and generates the controlinformation according to the determined cooling water controltemperature, and the water purifier operates according to the coolingwater control temperature based on the control information.
 19. Thecontrol system of claim 11, wherein the server determines a waterejection preference temperature of a user of the water purifier based ona usage pattern and water ejection information included in the operationinformation, and generates the control information according to thedetermined water ejection preference temperature, and the water purifieroperates according to the water ejection preference temperature based onthe control information.
 20. The control system of claim 19, wherein theserver receives a command signal regarding whether to perform anoperation according to the control information of the water purifierfrom a user terminal and transmits the received command signal to thewater purifier, and the water purifier operates based on the controlinformation according to the command signal.